Carpet-sweeper



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s. H. RAYMOND.

GARPET SWBEPER.

No. 518,210. Patented Apr. 10, 1894.

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SILAS H. RAYMOND, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

CARPET-SWEEPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 518,210, dated April 10, 1894.

Application filed August 30, 1893. Serial No. 484,409- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SILAS H. RAYMOND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carpet-Sweepers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in carpet sweepers; and its object is to provide.

the same with certain new and useful features, hereinafter more .fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawin gs, in which- Figure 1 is a central vertical section of a device embodying my invention; and Fig. 2 a transverse vertical section of the same on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. 1

Like letters refer to like parts in both of the figures.

A represents the case which is divided near the middle, in a horizontal plane, into two substantially equal parts, which parts are secured to each other at one side by hinges B and at the other side by a spring catch 0, wherebysaid case may be opened to discharge the contents of the fixed pans D, or to clean the brush, a strip 0' attached at its ends a to the respective parts of the case at the hinged side thereof prevents opening said case too far. The brush shaft F is journaled at each end in hangers G, which hangers extend upward within the upper part of the case and are attached to the respective ends of a bar H, extending across the case and attached thereto by flexible strips of metal I, one end of each strip being attached. to the case and other end of each to said bar H. A stud J is attached near the middle of said bar H, and extends upward through an opening in the case, and is provided with a handle socket J pivoted to its outer end, said brush is arranged to sweep by rolling over the carpet and is depressed for greater, or less contact with the same by pressing on the handle, which causes the flexible bars I to yield, and thus lower the bar H and hangers G together with the brush journaled therein, thus by pressure on the handle, the action of the brush on the carpet may be varied at pleasure.

Upon the respective ends of the case and near the corners of the same are the shoes. E, upon which the case is supported and slides over the carpet and the dust pans are arranged with their inner edges close to the carpet to prevent dust from escaping beneath the same as thrown off by the brush.

It is evidently not material whether the brush be operated by rolling as described, or

driven in the usual way by supporting wheels,

the described mechanism for lowering the brush by pressure upon the handle would operate equally as well with either arrangement for operating the brush.

What I claim is- 1. In a carpet sweeper, in combination with a cylindrical brush, adapted to rotate in contact with the carpet, and a case; hangers in which said brush is journaled, a bar to which said hangers are attached, flexible strips connecting said bar and case, and a handle socket attached to said bar, substantially as described.

2. In a carpet sweeper, a case divided in a horizontal plane, and having hinges and a catch, a strip connecting said divided parts at the hinged side, fixed dust pans attached to the lower part of said case and having their inner angles adjusted to move close to the carpet, a rotary brush between said pans,

hangers for said brush, flexible connections carpet, a. rotary brush between said pans,

near the respective corners of said case, fixed two parts of said case at the hinged side, shoes opening in the case, and a handle socket pivoted to said stud, substantially as described. IO

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SILAS H. RAYMOND.

pans having their inner angles close to the hangers for said brush attached to a bar in the upper part of the case, flexible strips connecting said bar to the case, and a stud attaohed to said bar and passing through an Witnesses:

LUTHER V. MOULTON, LOIS MOULTON. 

